Financial Aid Packaging Examples

Here are just a few examples how students benefit from financial aid. We hope these sample profiles* give you with a fuller sense of how to utilize the full range of financial aid opportunities and reduce the cost of your NYU-Poly education.

Note: These are representative of the types of possible packages, but are not actual NYU-Poly students. 

James, Class of 2012

James is a sophomore at NYU-Poly, pursuing his BS in the Department of Finance and Risk Engineering. James lives at his family’s home in Manhattan and commutes to NYU-Poly for classes.

NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship     $12,000
Federal Grants (Pell, SEOG)     $3,100
N.Y. State Grants     $2,075
NYU-Poly Need-Based Grant     $5,000
Federal Loans     $7,500
Total Aid     $29,675
NYU-Poly Tuition and Fees     $39,565
Out-of-Pocket Expenses     $9,890

Heather, Class of 2014

Heather just began her studies at NYU-Poly in the Department of Computer and Information Engineering. She moved to Brooklyn from her family’s home in Westchester, NY and is living in on-campus housing. Her outstanding academic performance has earned her both NYU-Poly’s Othmer Honors Program Scholarship, as well as a Dean's Scholarship. She also benefits from a combination of New York State and Federal loans and grants.

Honors College Scholarship     $5,000
NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship     $18,000
Federal Grants (Pell, SEOG)     $5,900
NY State Grants     $4,800
NYU-Poly Need-Based Grant     $1,500
Federal Loans     $5,500
Total Aid     $40,700
NYU-Poly Tuition, Fees, Room and Board charges     $47,730
Out-of-Pocket Expenses     $7,030

Mike, Class of 2011

Mike has nearly finished his BS in the department of Chemical and Biological Sciences. He has already had several conversations with prospective employers through NYU-Poly’s Career Management Center and looks forward to graduating this year. Mike lives on-campus, was awarded a work-study position and, because of his superlative academic and extracurricular activities, received an NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship.

NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship     $12,000
Federal Grants (Pell, SEOG)     $3,600
N.Y. State Grants     $3,200
NYU-Poly Need-Based Grant     $8,000
Federal Loans     $7,500
Total Aid     $34,300
NYU-Poly Tuition, Fees, Room and Board charges     $47,730
Out-of-Pocket Expenses     $13,430

*These are representative of the types of possible packages, but are not actual NYU-Poly students.